ingredient

[in-gree-dee-uh nt]

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noun

something that enters as an element into a mixture: Flour, eggs, and sugar are the main ingredients in the cake.
a constituent element of anything; component: the ingredients of political success.

Origin of ingredient

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin ingredient- (stem of ingrediēns), present participle of ingredī to go or step into, commence, equivalent to in- in-² + -gredient- going; see gradient

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1. See element.

Antonyms

whole.

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Examples from the Web for ingredient

Contemporary Examples

Even his signature instrument, Auto-Tune, has become as accepted an ingredient in hip-hop as the drum machine.
Future Makes Us Rethink Everything We Thought We Knew About Rap Artists
Luke Hopping
December 15, 2014
Or what if an ingredient in your beer or cocktail machines has gone bad without knowing it?
How Much Do You Tip A Robot Bartender?
Kayleigh Kulp
October 25, 2014
Truth is, the more immersed we are in our careers, the more important the ingredient in our social diet.
Life’s Essentials: Serious Work, Serious Fun.
July 21, 2014
But it lacked the one ingredient that has largely been absent from this World Cup: cold-blooded finishing in front of goal.
Germany Wins, World Cup Justice Is Served
Tunku Varadarajan
July 13, 2014
Your favorite snacks, cosmetics, soaps, and more likely use it as an ingredient.
Our Taste for Cheap Palm Oil Is Killing Chimpanzees
Carrie Arnold
July 11, 2014

Historical Examples

In the case of doughnuts, this material is supplied as an ingredient.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
It was none of these; though perhaps each entered into it as an ingredient.
Roland Cashel
Charles James Lever
While also it may be perceived that the author has brought into his story an ingredient of rhetoric.
Epic and Romance
W. P. Ker
This pretty story did not mitigate the notoriety which was an ingredient of her pain.
The Faith Doctor
Edward Eggleston
Every inordinate cup is unbless'd, and the ingredient is a devil.
Familiar Quotations
John Bartlett

British Dictionary definitions for ingredient

ingredient

noun

a component of a mixture, compound, etc, esp in cooking

Word Origin

C15: from Latin ingrediēns going into, from ingredī to enter; see ingress

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Word Origin and History for ingredient

n.

early 15c., from Latin ingredientem (nominative ingrediens) "that which enters into" (a compound, recipe, etc.), present participle of ingredi "go in, enter," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + gradi "to step, go" (see grade).

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Examples from the Web for ingredient

Contemporary Examples

Even his signature instrument, Auto-Tune, has become as accepted an ingredient in hip-hop as the drum machine.

Or what if an ingredient in your beer or cocktail machines has gone bad without knowing it?

Truth is, the more immersed we are in our careers, the more important the ingredient in our social diet.

But it lacked the one ingredient that has largely been absent from this World Cup: cold-blooded finishing in front of goal.

Your favorite snacks, cosmetics, soaps, and more likely use it as an ingredient.

Historical Examples

In the case of doughnuts, this material is supplied as an ingredient.

It was none of these; though perhaps each entered into it as an ingredient.

While also it may be perceived that the author has brought into his story an ingredient of rhetoric.

This pretty story did not mitigate the notoriety which was an ingredient of her pain.

Every inordinate cup is unbless'd, and the ingredient is a devil.

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Word Origin and History for ingredient

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